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Story: The Hypothetical Love Affair
Author: zoicite
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 5189
Author's Summary: The entire thing began as an attempt to get back at Donna’s mother.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor/Donna Noble

Recced because: Yes, I admit... I (and a few others) coaxed zoicite into joining the Teaspoon purely so I can rec this fic here.

This is my favorite Ten/Donna fic period. What I like the most about zoicite's stories is that - even when things get complicated and sex gets involved - the friendship between Ten and Donna is still treated as the most important factor, the most indomitable aspect of the relationship. It's fantastic, because there are so many Ten/Donna het writers these days that tend to lose sight of that.

Even if you don't ship them romantically, give this a go. You'd probably be pleasantly surprised.

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Story: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Getting Laid on Gallifrey
Author: LizBee
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 1293
Author's Summary: The Gallifreyan Karma Sutra is a very short book.
Characters/Pairings: Fourth Doctor, Romana I

Recced because: Because, if I am to be terribly honest with myself, I prefer the first Romana over her second incarnation (mind you, it's a terribly close race). And good Romana I fic is hard to find. Thankfully this fic exists.

And there is not only great Romana I characterization... there is also excellent Four/Romana snark and probably some of the best Four/K9 banter I've ever read.

Disappointingly however, there is actually very little sex involved.

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Note to self: quit taking naps and falling asleep before you do your rec.

Story: A Second Coming
Author: TigerKat
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 1674
Author's Summary: Grace Holloway never expected to see the Doctor again. Certainly not like this. Starring Ten, Martha, Donna and Grace. Spoilers for third season and fourth season casting.
Characters/Pairings: Ten, Donna, Martha and Grace
Warnings: None.

Recced because: This was actually written before S4 aired, so I guess you can take it as AU. Still, the interaction between Martha and Donna is spot on and makes me suspicious of the author's possible clairvoyant abilities. That and I'm just a sucker for past companions meeting current ones. :)

Will be posting my last rec after I get back from the early Christmas my family is doing today. A Hartnell probably. Yes, Hartnell will do nicely...

Apologies for starting off late. I just returned from Chicago TARDIS and needed a few days to decompress myself. But now that I have recovered... to the reccing mobile!

Plan to mix up the Classic/New a bit more this time round. But for a starting appetizer, have some Ten and Donna. :)


Story: Inertia
Author: Sparrow
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 710
Author's Summary: He won't fall in love with her, he's smarter than that. But it just comes down to the inertia of the thing.
Characters/Pairings: one-sided Ten/Donna
Warnings: None

Recced because: Sparrow needs more love. And I have a wee soft spot for the theory that Ten was crushing on Donna like a mad thing all through Season 4. Anyway, what it says on the tin: a lovely Ten introspective about Donna. Short, sweet and gorgeous.

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Story: An Inordinate Fondness
Author: DameRuth
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 3356
Author's Summary: Ten and Donna share some relaxing moments, enlivened by arthropods.
Characters/Pairings: Donna Noble, the Tenth Doctor
Warnings: None

Recced because: Simple friendship fic. Quiet, lovely and perfectly in character. That's all there is to say, really.

Hello thar again! Since S4 ended and Catherine Tate is made of total awesome, I've got a lot of Donna recs for this week... but they will be mixed in with some good ol' classic series recs as well. And maybe some multi-era. :)

Anyway, onwards!

Story: Four Times Donna Thought the Doctor was Just Like Any Other Bloke and One Time She Didn't
Author: Light
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 598
Author's Summary: Donna was just too practical to pretend he was an omniscient god. Really, he was just another bloke after all.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble

Recced because: It may be short, but it provides excellent insight into Donna and her friendship with Ten. Gorgeous, gorgeous character study.

This one's a bit late, sorry. That's what I get for staying at office parties too long... :P

Story: Homecoming
Author: Kazzy
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1597
Author's Summary: They’ve left the Doctor, but in many ways they’re coming home to world that is as foreign as any they’ve been to yet. It’s not easy to pick up the life you left behind.
Characters/Pairings: Ian/Barbara
Warnings: None.

Recced because: This is one of my absolute favorite Ian/Barbara fics. There have been quite a few takes of what happened to them after "The Chase", but I feel that this is the most plausible. It's realistic, understated and quite, quite lovely.

Story: An Unearthly Child & Stupid Apes
Author: The Secretive Bus
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 4478
Author's Summary: A return to the beginning and the plight of two schoolteachers in their quest to get to the bottom of a most peculiar mystery...
Characters/Pairings: Ninth Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright
Warnings: None

Recced because: A very fun New Who twist on a story us old schoolers know all too well. Very clever! To say anything else would give it all away.